Investigators say the Church has done an ‘excellent’ job in implementing stricter child protection guidelines
Topic: Irish Church
‘Ireland Stand Up’ is leading a powerful grassroots campaign to reverse the closure of Ireland’s embassy to the Holy See: the politicians will now retreat
Posted on Wednesday, 25 January 2012
And Benedict XVI will once more weave his magic at a great papal Mass
Vatican names new nuncio to Ireland
Posted on Monday, 28 November 2011
Crucial post is given to Mgr Charles Brown, an Irish American who has served for almost 20 years at the CDF
Pope ‘may still visit Ireland next year’ despite diplomatic tensions
Posted on Friday, 25 November 2011
Delegate of Eucharistic Congress says there are contingency plans in case Benedict XVI does visit
Ireland to close embassy to Holy See
Posted on Friday, 4 November 2011
Ireland’s foreign minister says closure is for economic reasons and is not related to the Cloyne report row
The broadcaster RTÉ has apologised for falsely accusing a priest of abuse. It’s not the first time for Irish media, sadly
Posted on Monday, 10 October 2011
Let us hope they will be more careful in future
Should a Taoiseach’s statements be factually true or merely emotionally satisfactory?
Posted on Friday, 9 September 2011
Surely, one lesson has been learned from the abuse crisis: lies and half-truths can be deadly
Sorry, Mr Weigel: the Irish Church has problems, but to call Ireland the ‘epicentre of European anti-Catholicism’ is simply wrong
Posted on Thursday, 4 August 2011
There’s an obvious distinction between the governance of the Church and the essence of the faith
Another Irish nightmare: at Maynooth, they’re campaigning for abortion. But calm down; these days, there’s Maynooth and Maynooth
Posted on Monday, 1 August 2011
All the same, the story is all too symbolic of Irish life today
The Irish Church faces yet another test: a widespread loss of faith
The Church in Ireland has finally got to grips with child abuse. Now, as the Apostolic Visitation report makes clear, it faces a new, grave crisis